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Fire Protection at Tarrant County College District

What traits are you looking for in a school for Fire Protection, you may want to check out the program at Tarrant County College District. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tarrant County College District sits in Fort Worth, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 93 fire protection degrees were granted at Tarrant County College District.

Studying Online at Tarrant County College District

Online coursework is an option at Tarrant County College District. Of 43,928 students, 7,942 (18%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 9,694 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Tarrant County College District

These rankings give you a sense of how Tarrant County College District’s Fire Protection program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#2 of 30
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#2 of 20
Best Value	Texas	#6 of 21
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#10 of 31
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#42 of 206
Best Value	Nationwide	#71 of 204

Earnings for Fire Protection Graduates from Tarrant County College District

Students who complete Tarrant County College District’s Fire Protection program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$57,318
3 years	$69,146
4 years	$82,225
5 years	$85,875

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Fire Protection graduates from Tarrant County College District report median earnings of $82,225, compared with $43,038 for all Tarrant County College District graduates — about 91% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Fire Protection graduates at Tarrant County College District, by degree type.

Program-wide, Fire Protection graduates at Tarrant County College District are 11% women (10) and 89% men (83).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Tarrant County College District

Among the 10 associate’s fire protection graduates at Tarrant County College District, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (10).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Tarrant County College District.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 40% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Tarrant County College District, higher than the national average of 31%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Fire Protection Concentrations at Tarrant County College District

This Fire Protection program at Tarrant County College District offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Prevention & Safety	17
Fire Science	76

Best-Paid Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Those who complete Fire Protection program at Tarrant County College District go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Fire Protection majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,398
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$63,677
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$60,919

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.